January Jones And John McCain: Mad Men Star Goes To Washington To Talk Shark Finning

January Jones, who plays the character Betty Draper on the TV show Mad Men went to Washington DC to talk to legislators about her favorite cause: ending shark finning. Shark finning is a practice where fishermen cut off a shark's fin and throw the shark back into the water, often while it's still alive. Though illegal, there are loopholes -- and Jones showed up in DC to lobby for legislation that would strengthen the law.

Several Senators made time to talk to the star about the issue, including New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg and South Dakota's Tim Johnson. She also got a meeting with former presidential candidate John McCain, who tweeted afterward:

"Great meeting and tour of the Capitol with January Jones, who is an advocate for sharks. I'm a huge fan of Mad Men!"

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Comments

[HacunaMatata101]

10:27 AM on 11/03/2009

This is creepy in multiple ways.

That tweet might as well say "Popular girl talked to me at school today. It was about fish or something. But OMG!! she talked to ME!"

You would think he could afford an assistant who tweets for him, in order to sound more dignified.

[vascopyjama]

12:01 AM on 10/02/2009

Sush! John McCain is about to tell us where the fins are hiding.

[Tennys Daughter]

10:35 PM on 10/01/2009

Doesn't Cindy McCain have some type of illness? Well what goes around comes around. You know John McCain does not stick around when the going gets tough. He is not one to stand by his wedding vow " in sickness and in health". When the little woman becomes unhealthy he is MIA (no pun intended).

I guess he will start wooing some other young, blond starlet.

What a loser!

[wheatsavage]

10:11 PM on 10/01/2009

McCain's a brilliant senator - hasn't done a damn thing for the state of Arizona and picks Sarah Palin as his running mate. But he'll always make time for a beautiful blonde.

[PhineasGage730]

08:08 PM on 10/01/2009

But seriously...who gives a crap about sharks. Shark Week just ended and I think that show is about getting people to rally against the sharks...which I happen to agree with. Like my uncle used to say, "Ki.ll them all and let God sort 'em out!

[gala1]

09:34 PM on 10/01/2009

Shark Week doesn't end til Congress is out of session.

I assume that January Jones wanted to be somewhere where there is guaranteed to be not one unfinned shark in the waters.
I always knew a McCain smile reminded me of something . Finally solved that one.

-gala1

[cucumber]

10:05 PM on 10/03/2009

may you and yours go down with the de struction of the planet's ecosystems.

[PhineasGage730]

08:00 PM on 10/01/2009

I'm disgusted that McCain actually "tweeted" and then has the nerve to even end with an exclamation point!

That's like coming home and catching my grandmother on my Playstation 3!

[grasyknol]

06:53 PM on 10/01/2009

Imagine a Senator being bought and sold by the Shark Fin lobby.

[Travis bdboy]

06:42 PM on 10/01/2009

Now we can call him "woody john"...watch out cindy...she has money too

[TheBeave]

06:53 PM on 10/01/2009

Oh, Oh, she's pretty, has money and is blonde.

[thaneb]

07:41 PM on 10/01/2009

My first thought, too. Natl Enquirer, here we go.

[Bartolo27]

06:33 PM on 10/01/2009

If I am ever attacked by a shark I hope it is one without fins.

But seriously folks, it is a horrible practice and an ecological nightmare. Make It Stop!

[kansasexpat]

06:02 PM on 10/01/2009

...........candygram..........

[littlebrowngirl]

05:43 PM on 10/01/2009

Beware Cindy!

[Calvincito]

04:52 PM on 10/01/2009

I'm sure McCain's grin has nothing to do with shark finning.

[expired]

04:43 PM on 10/01/2009

YUCK!!!!! Stop watching this show.

[otop016]

04:48 PM on 10/01/2009

Why? Are you in favor of shark finning?

[tehixe]

05:20 PM on 10/01/2009

You can have my shark fins when you pry them from my COLD DEAD HANDS!

I need them for... Actually I'm not sure. Soup? A shark fin collection?

Still, they're MINE.

[PhineasGage730]

08:04 PM on 10/01/2009

I LOVE shark finning! I come from a long line of fisherman that practice that... What's the problem?

[Madras]

04:37 PM on 10/01/2009

Is she vegetarian/vegan? Because I'm not sure how shark finning is the most egregious of animal cruelties out there.

[Jaskoen]

04:42 PM on 10/01/2009

So if it's not the most egregious cruelty there is then it's ok? I just don't get some of these comments.

[Nooneyouknow]

06:29 PM on 10/01/2009

Right, and only the most egregious cruelties against animals should be opposed--everything else gets a pass! As a bonus, Madras gets to decide how we define cruelty.

[PhineasGage730]

08:06 PM on 10/01/2009

Thank you! Someone that thinks just like me... Of course people who eat meat should shut the heck up when it comes to animal cruelty. Their just hypocrites. See I eat meat (ALL THE TIME), so I know I should just ignore all the animal cruelty out there. I mean, I don't mind being called a killer...as long as I'm not a hypocrites!

[The Albany Kid]

04:19 PM on 10/01/2009

If McCain worked for Sterling Cooper, I wonder how many times he would refer to Hollis (the Elevator Operator) as "that one" during the course of a typical week.